Machidas Shoten Kitashinchi — Restaurant in Osaka

We got to our last full day in Osaka and realized we had not had ramen! How terrible!

We'd passed by this shop several times during the week, and I saw they had a ticketed system, so I felt comfortable ordering as I can read a bit better than I can speak (and the machine had an "English" option).

My husband ordered ramen, I ordered the rice w/ green onion and quail egg and a highball. We liked that there were options for "small" and "regular" size, so we could order accordingly.

I didn't catch his name, but like other spots on our trip, our server knew enough English and I knew enough Japanese that it was a smooth experience. I've added this shop to my personal map for...

Is sooo nice to keep finding places open until late in kitashinchi for ramen.

Not sure what time they closed but we show up at 1.30 am and no problem.

We took the tsukemen I heard this was the best option here and I must say it was very tasty, quick service and affordable price.

Definitely coming...

We used to live in Japan... and good ramen is one of the things we miss most. This place is a simple ticket machine ramen shop. Not pretentious, not located in a shopping center. Excellent friendly service... the ramen was the best I have had since leaving Japan in 2020. Oh how I...